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  • Home
  • About
    • Books
      • Book Events
      • Earth Day: Call for Submissions 2021
      • From the Cottage Porch: An Anthology
      • The Writing Spiral
      • Sunshine in a Jar Press
      • Other Publications
    • Reiki
    • Schools
  • Arts
    • Morning Letters
    • Paintings
    • Photography
    • Stage
      • Playwright
        • Hunt Week
        • Once Upon a Rocking Chair
      • Theatre and Music
  • Blog
  • Creativity Coaching
    • Creativity Workshop
      • Eight Learning Spirals for Writing and Life
        • Creativity & Process Spiral
        • Honesty & Courage Spiral
        • Solitude & Self-Awareness Spiral
        • Community & Connection Spiral
        • Ambition & Audience Spiral
        • Perseverance & Diligence Spiral
        • Curiosity & Adventure Spiral
        • Love & Energy Spiral
  • Home & Family
    • Family History Stories
    • Georgian Bay Roots
    • Memoirs
    • Northumberland
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      • Submit a Poem
    • Poetry Invites
    • Poetry for Occasions
    • Poet Laureate Gallery
  • Honesty & Courage Spiral

    What Does “#MeToo” Mean for Schools?

    November 5, 2017 /

    One winter a student posted a status update on social media that went something like, “I hate that fat girl in the yoga pants.”

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    A Poem About Teacher Resiliency

    September 16, 2017

    Singing Eva Cassidy

    April 6, 2019

    Peace Prayer

    November 14, 2015
  • Love & Energy Spiral

    Follow the Creative Energy

    September 12, 2017 /

    It’s my second year teaching high school. I work in a big school with about two thousand students. In Grade 11 Advanced English we study Macbeth.

    “Miss, do we really have to write another essay?” a lanky boy in the front row asks.

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    To Climb a Mountain in 2016

    January 3, 2016

    Autumn Leaves: Poetry, Photography, and Song

    October 26, 2019

    The Tao of the Rocking Chair

    April 2, 2017
  • Principal

    How Can We Support Student Well-Being and Mental Health in Schools?

    September 21, 2015 /

    The Good News

    This summer I spent a lot of time with my cousin who wrote a six-part blog series about collective impact that I followed in August. It got me thinking about how this type of intentional work within schools and within our broader school communities could better support students.

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    Intentional Planning for Back to School: Principal Checklist

    August 24, 2015

    A Poem for the First Day of School

    September 1, 2019

    Travelling to Australia to Learn About Biodiversity: Teaching Grade 6

    November 1, 2015

Hello! I’m Jessica. This is my personal blog with a range of posts from stories about my ancestors to thoughts on life to ideas about creativity and community.

I help people find creative abundance by teaching how we can learn from everything around us, especially nature.

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